It’s 3 AM I Must Be Stupid.


Like my daughter Karen I have begun training for the River Run. Like her also it is going to be a walk for me. Since my shoulder has settled some due to the cortisone shot I have been able to start a regular fitness routine to get ready.


I’ve been setting my alarm clock for 5:30 AM and using it to wake me. Brie usually sticks her whiskers in my face at about 5:20 so I’ve got a dual alarm. The alarm I use is also dual alarm so I could think of it as a triple alarm. Waking up to exercise is not that critical so I only use one alarm on the alarm clock. The alarm/radio/CD player can wake me up to a CD. The song we’ve been using to wake to is Matchbox 20’s "It’s 3AM I think I’m Lonely”(or whatever the title is).


Back on Black Friday we woke up to that song at 3:45 AM (It’s 3 AM I think I’m tired) so we could get to Circuit City and participate in the shopping frenzy.


So, last night I set the alarm to wake to the CD and went to bed. Since I’ve had my problems with my back and shoulders I never sleep through the night (In older person’s parlance that’s called pulling an all-nighter) I normally wake hourly or every 2-hours get up, go potty and return to sleep. But the last 2 nights have been different. Since the cortisone shot has taken effect I’ve been sleeping longer. The night before last I made it all the way to 3 AM before I woke. And last night I slept straight through until the alarm woke me --- at 3:45 AM! In our laid-back retirement life there has been nothing urgent enough to warrant setting both alarms (to make sure we get up) since Black Friday. So alarm #2 was still set at 3:45. When I went to bed I didn’t check which alarm I set. I found out at 3:45. Then I couldn’t fall back to sleep – so I will be more careful tonight(and I will change the setting from 3:45).